Melastomataceae
Meriania

Meriania paniculata (DC.) Triana

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 66 (1871 publ. 1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.453.3.4. epublication.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.453.3.4. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 1878 Miers, J. [4351] Brazil K000902838 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000902836 Yes
Riedel [425] Brazil K000276070 Isotype Yes
Santos Filho, L.A.F. [177] Brazil K001516532 Yes
Glaziou [16033] Brazil K000902839 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [10759] Brazil K000276071 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000902837 Yes
Glaziou [16033] Brazil K000902835 Yes
Sanchez, M.; Pedroni, F. [665] Brazil K000565164 Type Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [11964] Brazil K000276072 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000329422 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0